How to use This Content
Active Start (4-5 years of age)
FUNdamentals (6-8)
Learn to Train (9-12)
Soccer for Life (13 and older)
Archive
How to Use This Content
These coaching materials are split up into 4 separate age groups. Each age group has three different kinds of content:
- Toolkits - Toolkits are the first thing to read before coaching a new age group. They describe the following:
- The characteristics of the players at the target age
- How much practice time should be spent on each of the four types of training for that age group.
- The skills in scope for the age group.
- Some Sample Activities for the age group.
- Practice Plans - Practice Plans are detailed descriptions for coaches of each coaching session. They include the suggested games and activities for each session. Each session is designed around a strategy of dividing the practice area into stations, and rotating groups of players through each of them.
- Activity Documentation - The activity documentation describes each suggested activity for the age group using diagrams as well as plain text. This activity documentation is sometimes supplemented with additional Youtube content.
Active Start (4-5 years of age)
Toolkit
Active Start Coaching Toolkit
Practice Plans
Click here to see all OSA practice material.
Active Start Sample Activity Sessions - Youtube Playlist
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at the top left of the video above to see a list of all videos in the playlist.
Click here to see Active Start archived activities.
FUNdamentals (6-8yrs)
Toolkit
FUNDamentals Coaching Toolkit
Practice Plans
Click here to see all OSA practice material.
FUNdamentals Sample Activity Sessions - Youtube Playlist
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at the top left of the video above to see a list of all videos in the playlist.
Click here to see FUNDamentals archived activities.
Learn to Train (9-12)
Toolkit
Learn to Train Coaching Toolkit
Practice Plans
Click here to see all OSA practice material.
Learn to Train Sample Activity Sessions - Youtube Playlist
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at the top left of the video above to see a list of all videos in the playlist.
Click here to see Learn to Train archived activities.
Soccer for Life (13 and older)
There is no coaching toolkit for the Soccer for Life Age Group.
Click here to see a Sample Soccer for Life Practice
Warm Ups
Intro Games
TechTact Activities
Final Games
Click here to see Soccer for Life practice material